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HORSESHOE.

No. 594,523. Patented Nov. 30, 1897.

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. HORSESHGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,523, dated November 30, 1897.

Application filed March 26, 1897.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES CHAMBERLIN,

York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to horseshoes and the object thereof is to provide an improved horseshoe which is designed to protect and preserve the foot of the horse and which may the use of nails, a further object being to provide a horseshoe which is so constructed that any one with a little experience can shoe his own horse, a further object being to provide a horseshoe with detachable calk-sockets and detachable calks therefor.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a horseshoe constructed according to my invention; Fig. 2-, a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3, a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a longitudinal section of one side of a shoe and my detachable calk-socket and a calk secured therein; Fig. 5, a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of my invention I provide a shoe 5, which may be of the usual form and which is provided in the upper side thereof with sockets 6, and I also provide an auxiliary plate or shoe 7-, which is preferably composed of thin malleable iron, the shoe 5 being also preferably composed of malleable iron. The supplemental shoe 7 consists of a around the same on the upper side thereof, and on the .under side of which are formed cylindrical or conical projections 8, which are adapted to enter the sockets 6 in the upper surface of the shoe 5. The supplemental shoe or plate 7 is secured to themain shoe 5 by screws 9, which are passed through the bottom of the main shoe and into the lugs or pro- Serial No. 629,444. (No model.)

j ections 8. The supplemental shoe or plate 7 is also preferably composed of two parts, being divided transversely at the toe thereof, as shown at 10, and formed on the inner edges of each of said parts are inwardly-directed plates 11 and 12, which are pivotally connected at 13, and the separate sections or parts of the plate or shoe 7 are capable of slight movement laterally by reason of this hinged connection.

The shoe 5 is also provided with a frog-support 14, which is of the construction shown and described in United States Patent No. 265,580, granted to me October 10, 1882, and this frog-support forms no part of this invention, but is shown in order that it may be understood that the invention described and claimed in this application may be used in connection with a shoe provided with such a frog-support.

The supplemental shoe or plate 7 is provided around its perimeter with an upwardlydirected rim or flange 15, which is provided with upwardly-directed teeth or projections 16, which are cut from said flange or rim, and any desired number of which may be employed, and these teeth or projections 16 are preferably arranged at each side of the shoe and at the front or'toe thereof, and the flange or rim gives strength thereto, and by bending said teeth or projections in around the hoof of the horse, after the shoe has been fitted to said hoof, said shoe will be securely held in place on the hoof and cannot be accidentally detached therefrom. If necessary, however, small screws or nails may be driven or passed through the upper portions of these teeth or projections into the hoof, and small holes or openings 17 are provided therein for this purpose.

I also provide detachable calk-sockets 18, which are provided with base -plates 19, through which screws 20 are passed, said screws being passed into the bottom of the shoe 5, so as to hold said calk-sockets in place, and I also preferably provide detachable calks 21, which are of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and the calk-sockets 18 are also of the form shown in said figures. The holes or openings in the calk-sockets are conical in form, the larger portions thereof being directed outwardly, and the calks 21 are also conical in form and are provided with shanks 22, which pass through said ealk-sockets and through the base-plate 19 thereof into the shoe and are firmly screwed into position. This part of my invention, however, is not limited to the exact form of the sockets and the calks herein shown and described, but the form shown and described is the one I prefer.

As thus constructed it will be seen that the calks may be detached from the calk-sockets and the shoe whenever desired, and the calksockets themselves will serve as calks, or whenever it is desired to have a sharp shoe or to provide means whereby the horse may be enabled to stand upon slippery or frozen pavements the calks may be screwed into place, as described.

Another feature of my invention consists in forming in the shoe 5 a number of sockets or openings 23, which are preferably oblong in form, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and conical in crosssection, as shown in Fig. 6, and these sockets or openings pass entirely through the shoe, and in practice I place therein rubber bearings 24, which are held in place by the supplemental shoe or plate 7, and which are adapted to come in contact with the pavement or ground when the ealk-soekets and calks are not employed, and these bearings are intended to form cushions to protect the hoof or foot from injury, and said bearings may be projected through the lower side of the shoe to a slight extent, if desired, and will prevent the horse from slipping when the calk-sockets and calks are not employed, and at all times said bearings will serve as cushions to support the supplemental shoe or plate 7 and thus prevent shock or injury to the foot of the horse.

My improvement is simple in construction and operation, and by means thereof the hoof of a horse may be thoroughly protected, and the injury thereto occasioned by driving nails into the hoof in order to hold the shoe in position will be avoided, and by a little experience almost any one can shoe his own horse.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A horseshoe provided with a supplemental plate or shoe which is secured to the top thereof, and which is provided with upwardlydirected teeth or projections, said supplemental plate or shoe being divided transversely of the toe thereof, and being provided with backwardly-directed plates or projections which are pivotally connected, substantially as shown and described.

2. A horseshoe provided with a frog-support, and with a supplemental plate or shoe which is secured to the top thereof, said supplemental plate or shoe being provided around its perimeter with an upwardly directed flange which is provided with teeth or projections which are adapted to be bent inwardly so as to conform to the hoof of a horse, substantially as shown and described.

A horseshoe provided with detachable ealk-sockets, said sockets being provided with conical openings which register with cylindrical openings formed in the shoe, and detachable calks which are provided with conical shanks having cylindrical extensions atone end and which are pointed at the other, said conical shanks being adapted to be secured in said conical openings, substantially as shown and described.

4. A horseshoe provided with a supplemental plate or shoe which is secured to the top thereof, said shoe being provided with sockets or cavities, and said supplemental plate or shoe with downwardly-directed projections which are adapted to enter said sockets or cavities, and said supplemental plate or shoe being secured in place by screws which pass through the main shoe, and into said downwardly-directed projections, said supplemental plate being also provided with an upwardly-directed flange on which are formed upwardly-directed teeth or projections, substantially as shown and described.

5. A horseshoe provided with a supplemental plate or shoe which is secured to the top thereof, said shoe being provided with sockets or cavities, and said supplemental plate or shoe with downwardly-(iirected projections which are adapted to enter said sockets or cavities, and said supplemental plate or shoe being secured in place by screws which pass through the main shoe and into said downwardly-directed projections, said supplemental plate being also provided with an upwardly-directed flange on which are formed upwardly-directed teeth or projections, and said supplemental plate or shoe being formed of two parts which are pivotally connected at the toe of the shoe, substantially as shown and described.

6. A horseshoe provided with a supplemental plate or shoe which is secured to the top thereof, said horseshoe being provided with sockets or openings which are oblong in form and conical in cross-section, and in which are placed rubber bearings which are held in place by said supplemental plate or shoe, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 23d day of March, 1807.

CHARLES CIIAMBERLIN.

lVitnesses:

C. GERST, A. O. VAN BLARCOM. 

